92 minnesota state horticultural society. 



Afternoon Session, Wednesday, January, 11. 



In the absence of the president, Vice-President Clarence 

 Wedge called the meeting to order. 



The first report submitted was that of C. W. H. Heideman 

 of New Ulm, a member of the committee on plums and cherries 

 (See index). 



This was followed by report of O. M. Lord of Minnesota 

 City on the same subject, which was read by Secretary Latham 

 in the absence of the writer {See index). Considerable discus- 

 sion followed of an interesting character. 



Mr. R. C. Keel of Rochester here read his paper 

 entitled "Hardy Apples in the Northwest" {See index). This 

 paper was followed by a long and interesting discussion, after 

 which Mr. O. F. Brand read his paper entitled "The Leaves of 

 our Hardy Trees" {See index), which also provoked considerable 

 discussion. 



Mr. L. H. Wilcox then submitted his report as a member of 

 the committee on fruit blossoms {See index), and Mr. C. W. H. 

 Heideman tendered his report on the same subject. {See in- 

 dex.) It was followed by a lengthy discussion. 



Mrs. Jennie Stager, one of the vice presidents of the society, 

 then read her report {See index), after which the society ad- 

 journed until 7:30 P. M. 



Evening Session, Wednesday, January 11. 



Meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Vice-Pres. J. 

 H. Stevens, who addressed the society as follows: "Ladies and 

 gentlemen : The exercises of the evening will be wholly upon 

 the subject of forestry. I apprehend that you will agree with 

 me that no one subject is fraught with so much benefit to the 

 counrty as the subject of forestry. Without the trees, without 

 the deep green woods, we would soon become a blighted, barren 

 wilderness, incapable of producing any vegetation whatever. 

 We should soon be a burnt and barren waste. This society is 

 attempting to encourage the growing of trees, They are tak- 

 ing every precaution they can within their means to accom- 

 plish this object." 



' 'We have a very distinguished gentleman from abroad with us 

 tonight, and I trust he will address you, and I have no doubt 

 that you will be interested m what he says. The first thing 



